Dream West
Subtitle: Politics and Religion in Cowboy Movies
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780292748286
Subjects: Politics in motion pictures; Religion in motion pictures; Western films; Film criticism
Description: "Overturns conventional thinking that the Western genre is essentially conservative. Instead, Brode demonstrates that Hollywood liberals used Westerns to espouse a progressive agenda on a range of issues, including gun control, environmental protection, respect for non-Christian belief systems, and community cohesion versus rugged individualism. Doug Brode takes a new look at dozens of Westerns, including Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Red River, 3:10 to Yuma (old and new), The Wild Ones, High Noon, My Darling Clementine, The Alamo, and No Country for Old Men"--